Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-14
Report Of Building Committee Of Iowa
County Insane Asylum, Corrected
and Republished by Order Of
the County Board.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of low,

and Republished by Order OF
the County Board.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Iowa
| County, Wisconsin:
The undersigned. joint and advisory and
building committee of the Asylum building
I hereby submit for your consideration their pro-
1 ceilings. commencing on the It'll day of July, A.
d. 1855, up TO snd including this 4th day of
November, A. d. 1856. all of whjch is most re-
! specrfully submitted:
| June 16, 1855, met at the county farm Report
plans and specifications submitted TO him by
John Charles. was received
Ordered that all excavsting and all materials
necessary be furnished by the county.
Ordered that the joint committee borrow the
sum of ten thousand dollars for the term of six
months the payment of which sum to be secured
by joint note executed by all the members of
the committee.
July !, 1885. Ordered that the contract for do
| ing all the rock work be awarded to Messrs.
PAUL. & Co. for the sum of seventeen hundred
| and sixty dollars. that being the lowest bid.
Ordered that John Charles be employed as
/ supervising architect and that he be required TO
supervise and oversee all the work on the asylum
| building.
July g. 1885. Ordered that contract for fur
nishing lime for the rock and brick work be
awarded to Davies Bros. for twenty-five cents
per bushel, delivered on county farm.
! Ordered that Mr. Perkins, overseer. be allowed
TO hire female assistant TO be paid by the
county.
Messrs. Kalb of Platteville. and Mr.. Goldman
OF Freeport, appeared before the committee and
requested to submit bids for furnishing all the
brick
Aug. L. 1855 Ordered that the contract for
furnishing all the brick be awarded to 7. Colt
man. of Freeport, H., for the sum Si.75 per
\ thousand.
Ordered that John Charles be employed to
make all door and widow frames for the asylum.
| Dec, ., 1885. Meeting of committee at county
clerks office, to consider bids for carpenter work
on asylum. The committee awarded the con
| tract for carpenter work on asylum buildings to
Joseph Ellery Il. Sons, (they being the lowest
bidders,) for the sum of 81. ass. 90.
/ Feb. Il. 1886. Meeting of committee at county
clerks Office 10 consider bids for brick work Oh
| asylum and the contract thereon was duly let
to WhiIford & Kelly for the sum of 81 10000 they
! being the lowest bidders thereon.
Bids for plastering asylum opened considered
and contract therefor awarded TO Whitford &
| Kelley for the sum of S925.00 they being the
lowest bidders
Mch. .. 1856 The committee ordered the
/ purchase from John x W. Grindell. of Plalteyille
| Wis, of one hundred and twenty thousand brick
| at Sc 90 per thousand. to be used early in spring
as no brick could be preparee early enough to
have brick layers commence in spring.
The contract for furnishing iron stairs and
sash was awarded 10 the Globe Iron works, OF
Chicago, for the sum of $1,000 delivered on cars
Jnne /, 1856. The committee contracted with
Fuller q Warren for six heating furnaces and all
necessary apparatus for the sum of sl7l0.00.
The committee contracted with Hadtield & Co.
$500. "e~@S9 SUNNY ~'p''s ~ NV SUM VI
The committee contracted with N. and G. Tay-
lor, of Philadelphia. for all necessary tin for the
| June 80 1886 The committee contracted with
| Ed Devlin to do all tin work for the sum of
1881. IS.
| The contract for painting was awarded to
Weidenteller Il son for the sum of SAT GO.
Oct. 6, 1886 The committee ordered that
| Whitford 4 Kelly be allowed the sum of $4,000
for the purpose of hiring an extra force OF plas
terers to complete plasering on center building,
in order that the same could be occupied for the
| coming winter.
Contracted with c. B. Shaver for tile sum of
sSl5.0O to tuck point all brick and stone work on
asylum.
Committee contracted with John II. Vivian
| for the necessary glass for the sum of Sl9l.00.
Also contracted with John II. Vivian for all
necessary paint and lead for the sum of Sl30. 80.
| The committee purchased twenty-on barrels
| of plaster paris of Hadheld u Co. Tor Sl.9o per
barrel.
Contracted with Ed Devlin for 4l4O pounds of
| sash weight at So. 90 per ton.
Purchased of Thos. Priestly plastering hair to
the amount of 400 pounds for the sum of SSs.S So.
Purchased of ThoS Z. Coltman 4,I50 feet OF
lumber for 1880
Nov. 4, 1886. Settled with PAUL. & Co. for
extra work on basement walls. etc., ordered by
John Charles. for Sl02. so.
Contracted with Penberthy, Ford 4 Co. for
hardware, locks, etc. for SllS.5O.
Your committee herewith submits the follow
ing itemiZed report of its disbursements to wit:
July :. 1885.
Claim of Allen d. Conover, examining
plans and specifications. ..............S 50 90
I
and specifications ..................... 29' 10
AUG. 4, 1885.
Bill of Jas. Spensley for team, harness
and wagon purchased by him. 26l 50
bill of VIM Harris .............. 81 80
bill of X. Coates for horse furnished. 125 90
bill Of Geo. Hartley for labor. oil 30
SEPT. 1, 1885.
bill of ". & G. Grindell for brick and
paid PAUL & Co. on contract. ......... 20 %
OCr. 81, 1885.
paid Chicago & N. W. Ry Co. freight s45 50
paid PAUL. & Co. on contract ......... IT'S 90
bill of VIM. Treweek iron for Chimneys 60
bill of j Lanyon fer castings. .......... 81 OF
bill of L. Lanyon for blacksmithing 10 90
bill of Allen S. Conover for services for
arranging plans for heating and ven
bill of John Rundell for labor ....... 1O7 40
g VIM. Weston for labor. 1s0 40
&c ' j. j. Harris labor. Ga 50
80 " Slant Harkins labor. ........ 90 so
I" " Ed. Weston labor. sol
'' S. Polkinhorn labor ............. 50
:" /" III. johnson labor ............... 50
&c g J. Mullen labor. 1000. -. 81 80
g I" Geo. Hartley labor ...... IS Is
" d. Williams labor ........... 35 so
az I" Elon Olson labor. .............. Is 60
" " Ole Halverson labor ........... 1875
" Chas. Brewster labor ............ 90
4" VIM. Richards for mule. 10 90
j. w. Rewey services in pur-
chasing lumber 70. .................. 80 40
John J Ross services in purchasing lum-
bill OF owen King for lumber ..... 49,. So 90
paid PAUL. Co: on contract ;.......:... IS 90
bill of VIM Kalb for examining and re-
porting brick clay MISREPRESENTATION. W
bill of John Grace per diem & milage.... "a 80
Nov. s. 1885.
bill of Owen King for lumber ............. IS II
bill OF Chas. PAUL, for looking up quarry 90
" John Charles. .................... l61 Is
/" K Coates use OF horse. ..... u 90
:" g Bohan 4 Sims livery. 80 SO
" f. ]. Perkins ................ =. 80 90
{" Thos. Perkins. -. ........... II IS
4" PAUL a. Co. for brick oven. ....... 60 90
paid PAUL. Il Co. on contract ............ 200 90
bill of Jas Spensley milage & per diem. As Sc
q Jno. j. Ross miage & per diem. 81 Sc
L" Patrick Grant, milsge L per diem. AZ 60
K. Coates, miage and per diem. IS 90
" J. w. Rewey g :" $780,. 40 SO
" Jas Spensley " ....... q 60
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| bill of W H. Baker hardware. .......... 5 80
'' Mil & st Paul Ry Co freight .... AZ 90
'' Chic & W Ry Co freight. ..... 173 81
g Robt James work hauling. .....- 90
:" W Stratman & Co hardware ..... 10 so
" Davis Bros on lime contract. ..... 100 co
" John Charles labor ............ 40 90
FEB. IL, 1886.
| bill of John II Vivian lead and oil. 25
" r James hauling .........-.. 90
" John Charles supr. arch. and labor PSI IS
90 John Charles team hire. .,. 10 so
=" Goldsworthy transcript of res
BIZ H!s u Sr sf 3 Ri4s lumber: 1E g
II
| bill of Eliza Meditation domestic help
in county farm. ..................... 30 90
| bill of Geo. Hartley labor in quarry 80. So IS
&" John Mullen labor. .............. 81 90
-" David Williams labor. ......... 35 co
" Chi NJ ST Ry Co freight ........ 81 70
! " Stevens Point lumber Co lumber. 2,643 80
-" C h w Ry Co freight -. ...... "a 10
" First Nat. bank Mini Point ex-
| pelse on bond =. ................ II so
bill of Harris & Co lithographng bonds 4e 90
&" John j Ross miiage and per diem AZ A
" J. W Rewey milage and per diem 81 30
" John Grace milage and per diem. 26 l6
" w. :. Dimock " 49, 10 90
" Jas. Spensley " 49, l6 32
" X. Coates IA 50
FEB. !, 1886.
bill of First Nat bank int on note 4Os 80
| paid Fret National bank note go. 10000 90
MARCH 25 1886
bill of I. NJ. Goldsworthy copying con-
! tract. Observation-Disclosures. l so
! bill of NJ st Ky Co freight IS
Z" Hooking Co nails, etc. Is IS
| " John Charles, moulding, etc ....... 20 IS
" j. ii. Vivian oil and mdse :. Ill 50
" Martin & Toay nails. 49,. So
| - Jno. Charles labor on frames 100. 15S 90
| +" W. L. Elliott labor in quarry 32 90